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Coalport Bone China Figurine Staff Nurse Manchester Royal Infirmary Limited Edition - A Coalport glazed bone china figurine titled Staff Nurse, depicting a female figure in a mid-20th-century nursing uniform. The standing figure is dressed in a white dress with light blue sleeves and a dark green waistband, accented by a white nurse's cap. She wears brown lace-up shoes and has a small gold-toned badge on her right lapel, while holding a small green record book under her left arm. The underside of the oval base features printed markings in black and gray, including the Coalport crown logo, Bone China, Made in England, Est. 1750, and the title Staff Nurse. The inscription states that the piece was Produced Exclusively for Manchester Royal Infirmary Nurses' Fellowship in a Limited Edition of 400 and carries a copyright date of 1995. Additional hand-applied markings include a number 21 in black ink, a production date code of 5/95 in blue ink, and hand-painted gold decorator's initials JP. A printed number 12 is also present on the base.